Wednesday, March 27, 2024

The beloved animated series has a theme song that still resonates 30 years later, prompting Feige to say, "If we can get the cast and we can get the song, let's do it."

Brian Davids

March 18, 2024

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/x-men-97-kevin-feige-1235855253/

Original 'The Crow' Director Disavows Reboot Over Concern for Brandon Lee's Legacy

Alex Proyas wrote of his late leading man and the 1994 film, "It is his legacy. That's how it should remain."

Aaron Couch

March 18, 2024

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/original-the-crow-director-disavows-reboot-1235855222/

Reviews: Feeding Ghosts

Mardou | March 19, 2024

https://www.tcj.com/reviews/feeding-ghosts/

An unofficial subway magazine is baffling the MTA — and delighting commuters

Hannah Frishberg

Published March 13, 2024,

https://nypost.com/2024/03/13/us-news/youll-have-to-go-underground-to-find-the-mtas-unofficial-zine/

Comic art depicts life and work of Ursuline Sisters

by Ruby Thomas

Archdiocese of Louisville's Record March 14, 2024

https://therecordnewspaper.org/comic-art-depicts-life-and-work-of-ursuline-sisters/

Holbrook On The Fastrack For 40 Years

D. D. Degg

https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2024/03/19/holbrook-on-the-fastrack-for-40-years/

EPISODE 221 - RICO RENZI

Color Enthusiast, Designer, and Serial Collaborator [colorist]

J Alex Morrissey

Tradecraft Mar 19, 2024

https://jalexmorrissey.substack.com/p/episode-221-rico-renzi

Tall Tales by Noah Van Sciver and Marlena Myles

An interview in comic form by the co-creators of Paul Bunyan: The Invention of an American Legend.

March/April 2024 Horn Book Magazine

In These Graphic Novels, Something Is Horribly Amiss [in print as Graphic Novels: Circus tigers, giant spiders, shifting borders and motherhood all threaten to end life as we know it in comics this month].

By Sam Thielman

A version of this article appears in print on March 17, 2024, Page 26 of the Sunday Book Review.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/19/books/review/new-graphic-novels-march-review.html

GKIDS Acquires Anime Maestro Mamoru Hosoda's Film Catalog

By Mercedes Milligan

March 18, 2024

https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/03/gkids-acquires-anime-maestro-mamoru-hosodas-film-catalog/

"Mirai" Director Mamoru Hosoda on the Future of Animation [Out on Blu-Ray, DVD & Digital on April 9]

2018 Nov 30

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIMNRajC6SM

CHILDREN OF VAMFIELD BY DARK MOON marks ENHYPEN's webtoon return; K-Pop sensation ENHYPEN are making a comeback to the webtoon world.

Hilary Leung 03/19/2024

http s://www.comicsbeat.com/children-of-vamfield-by-dark-moon-marks-enhypens-webtoon-return/

Week 2 Update -- and an interview with Alissa Sallah!

Leila del Duca

Sleepless: The Complete Collection March 13, 2024

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/afarbook2/sleepless-the-complete-collection/posts/4050252

8 days left, onward to the stretch goals! -- and an interview with AndWorld Design!

Leila del Duca

Sleepless: The Complete Collection March 19, 2024

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/afarbook2/sleepless-the-complete-collection/posts/4055239

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 3/26/2024

'OH NO!' SUIT SENDS 'WEBCOMIC NAME' CREATOR ALEX NORRIS BACK TO GOFUNDME To Fund More Litigation Expenses

Posted by Milton Griepp on March 26, 2024

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/56568/oh-no-suit-sends-webcomic-name-creator-alex-norris-back-gofundme

Massive Select's Rare, Tiered & Con Exclusive Covers Direct To Stores

Massive Publishing's new line Massive Select will offer rare, tiered & comic convention exclusive covers directly to comic book stores

25 Mar 2024

by Rich Johnston

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/massive-selects-rare-tiered-con-exclusive-covers-direct-to-stores/

Tom Brevoort Says Bill Jemas Renamed Xbooks To Stop Paying Rob Liefeld

Tom Brevoort recalls "Bill Jemas had decided to relaunch and rebrand the three ongoing series that Rob had creator participation in."

by Rich Johnston

25 Mar 2024
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/tom-brevoort-says-bill-jemas-renamed-xbooks-to-stop-paying-rob-liefeld/

Raina Telgemeier Receives 2024 Zarrow Award for Young Readers' Literature

Laura Raphael, MA, MLIS, Children's Services Coordinator, Tulsa City-County Library

Tulsa Kids March 25 2024

https://www.tulsakids.com/raina-telgemeier-receives-2024-zarrow-award-for-young-readers-literature/

Netflix Previews Packed Lineup of Brand-New & Franchise Titles at AnimeJapan

Mercedes Milligan

March 25, 2024

https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/03/netflix-previews-packed-lineup-of-brand-new-franchise-titles-at-animejapan/

Warner Bros. Japan Will Increase Its Anime Output To More Than 10 Productions Per Year

By Jamie Lang | 03/22/2024
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/anime/warner-bros-japan-will-increase-its-anime-output-to-more-than-10-productions-per-year-239257.html

'Kung Fu Panda 4' Pushes Franchise Past $2 Billion With Impressive Third Weekend

By Jamie Lang | 03/25/2024
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/box-office-report/kung-fu-panda-4-pushes-franchise-past-2-billion-with-impressive-third-weekend-239293.html

'SpongeBob SquarePants' Restaurant to Open in Sao Paolo, Brazil

The Nickelodeon hit franchise's first standalone restaurant, Bob Esponja - Burguer & Restaurante, will offer fast food, fine dining, kids' areas, and a store from April.

Georg Szalai

March 25, 2024
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/spongebob-squarepants-restaurant-sao-paolo-brazil-bob-esponja-burguer-restaurante-unveiled-1235859503/

Support Your Local (or Distant) Cartoonist

Mike Peterson

https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2024/03/25/support-your-local-or-distant-cartoonist/

Nelson Peltz Criticizes Disney's "Woke" Film Strategy With 'Black Panther,' 'Marvels' [MCU]

Caitlin Huston

March 25, 2024
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/nelson-peltz-disney-woke-black-panther-marvels-1235859565/

Exclusive: Dark Horse to print three additional Comixology Originals titles

Samantha Puc

03/26/2024

https://www.comicsbeat.com/dark-horse-print-comixology-originals-ask-for-mercy-2-black-sight-all-nighter-3/

Book Review: Black Panther: A Cultural Exploration by Ytasha L. Womack

reviewed by Charles W. Henebry, Boston University

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMIC ART BLOG March 26, 2024

https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2024/03/book-review-black-panther-cultural.html

Black Panther: A Cultural Exploration by Ytasha L. Womack. New York: Epic Ink, 2023. 176pp. https://www.quarto.com/books/9780760375617/black-panther

Interview With The Dracula Ep. 11 - Chip Zdarsky

Actual Dracula March 29 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmqn45sCIr4

Sex Criminals: The Comics That Define Us

By Anthony Bergamini

Comic Watch March 25, 2024

https://comic-watch.com/comic-book-reviews/image-comics/sex-criminals-the-comics-that-define-us

Classic 2000 AD Covers #2

More Vintage Production Art for your delectation

Steve Cook

Secret Oranges Mar 26, 2024

https://secretoranges.substack.com/p/classic-2000-ad-covers-2

Making a Poetry Comic: Ideas, Imagery, and Insight

Grant Snider

Incidental Comics Mar 26, 2024

https://incidentalcomics.substack.com/p/making-a-poetry-comic

Disney says X-Men '97 is a big hit

Four million people have apparently watched the show's first episode, which Disney says is a lot

Sam Barsanti

AV Club March 25 2024

https://www.avclub.com/disney-says-x-men-97-is-a-big-hit-1851365170

Cartoonist for conservation

Rohan Chakravarty, cartoonist, illustrator, author and the creator of the Green Humour series, on his journey to becoming an advocate for wildlife conservation.

March 23, 2024

https://www.thehindu.com/education/cartoonist-for-conservation/article67975172.ece

A Preview Of Ithacon 24 With Ed Catto

Word Balloon March 25 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILT1WJOdFRw

From Demons to Time Loops: The World of 'Death Reign [An Interview with John Holland]

Barney Smith

StoryComic Presents March 23 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ukq97rC4XwM

Comix Asylum Podcast: Ep22 - Jeff McComsey Dishes on Little Black Book and Neo-Noir Comic Books

Mar 19 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0l48DOosH4

EPISODE 222 - BRIAN LEVEL

Comic Book Artist, Writer, & Tattoo Artist

J Alex Morrissey and Brian Level

Tradecraft Mar 26, 2024

https://jalexmorrissey.substack.com/p/episode-222-brian-level

Ringo Awards '24 judges announced

Gill, Greenberger, Igle, Maggs and Wu will oversee your nominations

Dean Simons

03/26/2024

https://www.comicsbeat.com/ringo-awards-24-judges-announced/

Interview: Paul Cornell talks WHO KILLED NESSIE?

The famed writer opens up about the new graphic novel he's creating with award-winning artist Rachael Smith.

Diego Higuera

03/26/2024

https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-paul-cornell-talks-who-killed-nessie/

Words, Images, & Worlds with Alex Schumacher

Jason DeHart

Mar 23 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcRoaFtDH-c

'Not a parable about death': Raymond Briggs's notes set record straight for The Snowman

Remarks scribbled in a Finnish copy of the much-loved book, to be featured in an exhibition on the author, reveal how the story was misunderstood

Richard Brooks

Sat 23 Mar 2024 https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/mar/23/not-a-parable-about-death-raymond-briggs-notes-set-record-straight-for-the-snowman

Obituary: Laurent de Brunhoff [Babar]

By Shannon Maughan

Mar 26, 2024

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/94677-obituary-laurent-de-brunhoff.html

Lee Marrs: Career-Hopping for Survival, March 19, 2024

The 387th meeting of the NY Comics & Picture-story Symposium held on Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 7 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOjt-LV8EQQ

NGOZI UKAZU & MAD RUPERT for BUNT!

Comix Experience March 24 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EFcG7iSaso

Garth Ennis Breaks Down Kickstarter Exclusives for Marjorie Finnegan, Temporal Criminal Expanded Director's Cut (Exclusive)

By Spencer Perry - March 21, 2024

https://comicbook.com/comics/news/garth-ennis-kickstarter-exclusives-marjorie-finnegan-temporal-criminal/

Poetry, But Make It Comics: An Interview with Grant Snider

March 25, 2024 by Travis Jonker

https://100scopenotes.com/2024/03/25/poetry-but-make-it-comics-an-interview-with-grant-snider/

INTERVIEW: Charlie Stickney talks new WHITE ASH imprint on Kickstarter

Stickney has some new plans for expansion after raising $500K on the platform over the past 7 years.

Zack Quaintance

03/26/2024

https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-charlie-stickney-talks-new-white-ash-imprint-on-kickstarter/

Mignola on Mazzucchelli | David Mazzucchelli's Batman Year One Artist's Edition Trailer

IDW Publishing March 25 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUXDAFqroi4

Writer Tini Howard Gives Voice to Gotham's Most Complex Women

BY: Jules Chin Greene

March 21st, 2024

https://www.dc.com/blog/2024/03/21/writer-tini-howard-gives-voice-to-gothams-most-complex-women

Season 4 Episode 2: Talking Red Light with Writer Sarah H. Cho

by Theodis Wright

Comic Bin Comic Book Podcast March 12, 2024

https://thecomicbookspot.com/comic-bin-podcast-season-4-episode-2/

https://media.blubrry.com/comic_bin_cast/content.blubrry.com/comic_bin_cast/CBCP_S4E02.mp3

The new Princess Peach game is high femme, low tech and good fun [in print as New Nintendo Switch game is, well, just peachy]

Review by Gene Park

Washington Post March 25, 2024: C8

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/video-games/2024/03/21/princess-peach-showtime-review/

Pop Culture SquadCast - Live - Episode 035: With Special Guest Tim Seeley

Bob Harrison and Mike Gold

March 26 2024: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZR-NRazBH2o

Deandra Tan, aka Nika, at Fantom Comics, March 23, 2024

Deandra Tan; Jacob Shapiro

Fantom Comics (March 23, 2024): https://archive.org/details/deandra-tan-aka-nika-at-fantom-comics-240323

Tuesday, March 26, 2024

WaPo reviews Princess Peach videogame

The new Princess Peach game is high femme, low tech and good fun [in print as New Nintendo Switch game is, well, just peachy]

Review by Gene Park

Washington Post March 25, 2024: C8

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/video-games/2024/03/21/princess-peach-showtime-review/

Baltimore Comic-Con announces Ringo judges

Ringo Awards '24 judges announced

Gill, Greenberger, Igle, Maggs and Wu will oversee your nominations

Dean Simons

03/26/2024

https://www.comicsbeat.com/ringo-awards-24-judges-announced/

PR: Important Information for the 2024 Ignatz Awards Submissions

Hello Creators and Publishers!!

We learned a lot last year with the new submission process and judging teams, so we are tweaking things a bit this year to make the process smoother all the way around.

Below is the information you need about the changes we made to submit your works for this year's Ignatz Awards.

We will start accepting submissions to the 2024 Ignatz Awards on Monday April 1.

You can take your time with the submissions, as the submission window does not end until Friday May 31.

Please read all of the below and any questions, do not hesitate to send them to ignatzawards@smallpressexpo.com.

Thanks,

Warren and Francesca

2024 Ignatz Awards Schedule

April 1 - Ignatz Submissions Open
May 31 - Ignatz Submissions Close
Mid-August - Ignatz nominees announced and ballots available
September 14 @ 9:30PM - Ignatz Awards Ceremony

Ignatz Logo by Deb JJ Lee.

IGNATZ SUBMISSION PAGE

You can get to the submissions page one of two ways:

On the SPX landing page, click on the Submit Works to the 2024 Ignatz Awards icon.
Go directly to the Ignatz submission landing page here.

NOTE: The submission forms will not be active until Monday April 1.

THE SUBMISSION PROCESS

1. Everyone will submit their works to one and only of the following mutually exclusive categories:

Outstanding Minicomic
Outstanding Graphic Novel
Outstanding Anthology
Outstanding Collection
Outstanding Comic
Outstanding Online Comic

You can read the definitions of these categories on the About The Ignatz Awards page on our web site.

2. For any of the above categories, you have the option of uploading up to three 1MB photos of your printed works. With the advent of digital submissions, the judges can get a better feel for your work in terms of production values by showing them a few photographs.

3. All works submitted to the above categories can also be submitted to the remaining categories of Outstanding Story, Outstanding Series, Outstanding Artist and Promising New Talent.

4. You will be asked for two new pieces of information for the above categories: the dimensions of your book/comic and the number of pages.

UPLOADING PDF FILES

We ask that everybody take a look at compressing large PDF files. Here is the information from Adobe . We request you do so if indeed the Adobe compression does not impact the reading experience of your work. If you can do this, it will decrease the amount of time you will spend during the the upload process.

We also recommend splitting large (over 100MB PDF's) into two, as shown here on the Adobe site.

Based on the experience of running virtual Ignatz Awards over the past two years, we are making this move to digital submissions permanent, as well as making a few important changes to the entire process:

Here is other important PDF information:

Please send us PDFs only of no more than two 200meg files in size per submission
PDF file naming convention for Mini-comics, Comics, Series, Story, Artist, Promising New Talent, Collections and Graphic Novels is: CreatorLastName.CreatorFirstName.Comic_Title.IssueNumber (If needed).Publisher.PubMonthPubYear.pdf If there is no Issue Number, then do not put one in the file nameIf it is self published, put Self as the Publisher
PDF file naming convention for Anthologies is: EditorLastName.EditorFirstName.Comic_Title.Publisher.PubMonthPubYear.pdf

COPIES FOR THE SPX COLLECTION AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

In addition to the digital submission, you will be required to send us one physical copy so we can display the Ignatz noms at the show, as well as preserve your works for future generations in the SPX Collection at the Library of Congress:

Please mail the submission to Small Press Expo P.O. Box 5704 Bethesda, Maryland 20824
Physical copies are due at the PO box by August 5.

You are getting this email because we know you might want a table to SPX 2022!!

Our mailing address is:

Small Press Expo

P.O. Box 5704

Bethesda, Maryland 20824

Small Press Expo | P.O. Box 5704, Bethesda, MD 20824

New ComicsDC page on the 'timeless' material I've written

The Timeless Stuff: IJOCA, ComicsDC, and Washington City Paper etc. writings list is a list of material that I've written for various places, most of which can be read online. These are usually interviews, or history pieces, and not the daily quick hits. It's only my work on this blog, in spite of having a few contributors, because I pulled it from my CV.

PR: Help us Launch Issue #3 of 1/6: The Graphic Novel!

Readers of the blog know I'm a big fan of this series.

Help our New Comic Book to Help Save Democracy!

Thanks to you, Issues #1 and #2 of 1/6: The Graphic Novel are making news, wowing critics, and sparking real-world activism for democracy and equality. Now, we need your help to get Issue #3 into the world! Please back our Kickstarter Campaign. (You can click below or go to http://kck.st/3vfd39B)

Support Issue #3 Here!

The new blockbuster volume in the series depicts the fall of the U.S. Capitol, the rise of authoritarianism, and the birth of a hopeful resistance. Along the way we'll take on book bans, militias, and a fight for the soul of America.

As with Issues #1 and #2, we'll be sending copies of #3 to libraries, universities, elected officials, and nonprofits, as well as to Election Deniers, Book Banners, and other opponents of democracy ('cause, you know, they need to see what they tried to do).

There are some cool rewards for backing this project and, of course, you might just help to save democracy.

Thanks and #RememberOneSix!

Support Issue #3 Here!